Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NATIONAL BEEF LEATHERS, 205 Florence Rd., SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
After performing environmental duties outside, an employee was hospitalized due to dehydration and heat exhaustion.
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